Maternal Caress

1890 · color drypoint and aquatint on laid paper · Mary Cassatt

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Maternal Caress by Mary Cassatt, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, bedroom
Shown at 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Bedroom
Maternal Caress by Mary Cassatt, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, living
Shown at 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Living room
Maternal Caress by Mary Cassatt, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room
Shown at 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room
Maternal Caress

Story

A woman dressed in a patterned garment holds a young child close, looking directly at the child's face, set against a soft cream-toned room. The print, titled Maternal Caress, was made in 1890 using color drypoint and aquatint on laid paper, and it is held at the National Gallery of Art, having come from the Chester Dale Collection. The artist, Mary Cassatt (1844–1926), was an American figure associated with Impressionism, also known for her work Little Girl in a Blue Armchair. One detail worth noticing is the warmth of the background tone, which sets off the figures and draws attention to the tenderness of their embrace.

Where it works

A warm-toned portrait suited to bedrooms and living rooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a vertical format.

CreatorMary Cassatt
Year1890
Mediumcolor drypoint and aquatint on laid paper
Original dimensions14 1/2 x 10 9/16 in.
SKUngdc0166_frgc_1520
Archive IDrs:100:48514

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.255